- Aroundsquare's Concept Deck is designed exclusively for cardistry
- The goal was to break convention by dropping the traditional design language of playing cards, and to imagine a deck that functioned as a single unit of reconigurable art--one where the entire printable surface is dedicated to creating opportunities for new and interesting visual displays.
- The bold geometric patterns, contrasting colours, and borderless design make for striking displays during flourishing, and endless possibilities for fanning patterns and table spreads.
- Exclusively in the USA at YoYoSam
The original Concept Deck was developed in 2016 as a design experiment, a "proof of concept". The goal was to set aside the conventional standards and styling, and to design a card deck purely for cardistry. Recognizing the art of cardistry as the manipulation of cards to produce striking visual effects, and seeing this as distinct from other forms of card handling, such as magic and casino games, Aroundsquare sought to produce a card design that would unlock the full potential of a card deck to produce visual effects. The quest to produce a card purely for this purpose resulted in a string of design decisions that, collectively, have resulted in a truly distinctive deck design. The v1 Concept Deck made a bold debut with a bright spectrum on one side, and a dark grey scale on the other. The new v2s show the confidence of a sophomore release, toning it down slightly with a purple/ pink range on one side, and blue/ green on the other. The v2 Concepts are printed by USPCC, and launch August 24th at 7pm Pacific--available at Enigma Cards (Mexico), YoYoSam (US), and JP Games (UK), and Aroundsquare (Canada/ worldwide shipping). Aroundsquare was established in 2008 by progressive education specialist Matt Hiebert, PhD. The company has won numerous awards for its design-oriented toys, and has made a name for itself developing and popularizing unique skill toys with an emphasis on clean design and exceptional quality.
